Instructional Uses of Podcasting in Online Learning Environments: A Cooperative Inquiry Study

Abstract

A report on the results of a year-long cooperative inquiry study in which 11 faculty members at a southeastern university examined their various uses of podcasting for instruction. Through participation in the study, members developed insights into what technologies are most commonly applied to the task of podcast production and dissemination as well as instructional purposes and tasks commonly addressed when using podcasting as a teaching strategy. The benefits of using podcasting instead of traditional text-based media were explored. The group discovered the faculty members involved were making use of 4 distinct podcasting technologies to apply 8 discrete instructional strategies.

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